Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Wet Wednesday

I don't have much to post for gardening. The garden has loved the rain we are getting and we have loads of things sprouting up. The back yard is a giant mud puddle so the floors and carpets are a disgusting shade of brown. Phil came home to work again today and he is not feeling good (nothing to do with pigs, I assure you), and the kids seem to be under the weather too (not sick, just blah). Cleaned, looked up Latin curricula online (yup, I will teach them Latin) - it is somewhat hard to find secular Latin curricula. Most are religion-based and use ecclesiastical spelling/pronunciation. I found some that can be used for young kids, and some for older. I think I will use the Minimus program for when they are little and then either flow into the Cambridge Press program and/or Lively Latinn. Go ahead, say it "Classical Geek". Yes, and damn proud of it.

Made dinner, went for a walk (we skipped the exercise this am), L was having trouble breathing because of her stuffy nose so I took care of that. Let the kids watch a movie called Hoodwinked , but C fell asleep 10mins into it. S and X liked it and then went to sleep after some milk and cuddle time. Now I am off to watch Grace is Gone in bed with P-Daddy.

About Me

J - former biological anthropologist, now SAHM/homeschooling mom of 4, private tutor, and wife extraordinaire/P-Daddy - Dad of 4, post-doc supreme, super hubby/S - 7yo artistic genius. Loves dinosaurs and a good story/X - 6yo old soul with deep feelings. Brilliant, energetic and loving/C - 4yo curly mopped dynamo. Pretty pink pirate with charm to spare and a knack for using it on P-Daddy/L - 2yo sweet, smiley beloved by all and fingers full of people wrapped around them. Doted on by parents and siblings/R - 5yo Great Dane with emotional issues and a Chihuahua complex/B - 3yo Great Pyrenees who was the runt so is small and delicate but adoring and sweet/RC - 6yo cat who was saved from the mean streets when he was a kitten. Loves company and snuggles, but on his terms/GP - 1yo cat picked up on the streets of SA. Soft, shy, but loves a belly rub/ F - 8mo cat rescued from a park. Energetic, enthusiastic, kind of nuts.